Renal amyloid-A amyloidosis in cats: Characterization of proteinuria and biomarker discovery, and associations with kidney histology.
Carlo PalizzottoFelippo FerriCarolina CallegariFrancesco RossiMarcello ManfrediLaura CarcangiuGabriele GerardiSilvia FerroLaura CavicchioliElizabeth MüllerMarco WeissAnne-Catherine VogtFrancesca LavatelliStefano RicagnoKaryl HurleyEric ZiniPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2023)
Renal AA amyloidosis is associated with kidney lesions, increased proteinuria and increased urine excretion of SAA in shelter cats. Additional studies are needed to characterize the role of lipid transport proteins in the urine of affected cats.